mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
distinctive; characteristic
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
going through; going via; going by way of
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
without; but if; otherwise; or else
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to run a shop; to have a shop
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to become pale; to turn pale
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease